Apostolos Christou

For the 13th consecutive year, the Spetses Mini Marathon was hosted on the enchanting island of Spetses, gathering thousands of participants from October 4th to 6th.

Approximately 17,000 athletes competed this year in the Olympic Games in Paris. However, only a few left with their heads held high, knowing they made their entire country proud.

A short while ago, Greece’s Olympic team returned to the country on an AEGEAN flight from Paris.

Greece secured 8 medals at the Paris Olympic Games, including 1 gold, 1 silver, and 6 bronze. The only gold medal was won by Miltos Tentoglou in long jump, who drew all the photographers’ attention.

Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou won the silver medal in the men's 200m backstroke final on Thursday.

Christou finished in second place with a time of 1:54.82, setting a new national record. He trailed Hungarian swimmer Hubert Kos, who won gold with a time of 1:54.26, and finished ahead of Swiss competitor Roman Mityukov, who clocked 1:54.85.

Second medal for Greece at the Olympic Games, as Apostolos Christou took second place in the 200m backstroke final in Paris with a time of 1:54.82.

“I gave it my all because I knew I had to surpass myself. I really wanted it and found the strength to perform an incredible race,” emphasized Apostolos Christou after his great success.

On Thursday (1/8), Greek athletes will compete in six different events on the 6th day of the Paris Olympics. Following Tselidis’ first Greek medal in judo, Antigoni Drisbioti and Apostolos Christou will be aiming for podium finishes in their respective finals.

His stature and model looks, abs that made internet users search for him closely.

Thomas Ceccon has so far two medals at the Olympics, but that seems like a detail for social networks raving about the 23-year-old Italian swimmer.

Apostolos Christou expressed his disappointment after the conclusion of the 100m backstroke final at the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old Greek swimmer highlighted that the medal was lost by just two-hundredths of a second, emphasizing that making one step further compared to the past means nothing to him.

Apostolos Christou missed on a medal for a mere two-hundredths of a second, finishing 4th in the men's 100 meters backstroke in 52.41 seconds at the Paris Olympics Monday.

Italy's Tomas Ceccon won gold in 52 seconds flat, China's Xu Jiayu won silver, his second after Rio, in 52.32 and Rio gold medalist Ryan Murphy of the US was third in 52.39.

The Greek Men’s National Water Polo Team enters the Olympic Games in Paris today, facing Romania, while interesting matches are expected from Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari in tennis.